Patriots and Labor Clash Over Who Won the War
General Pershing and Samuel Gompers clashed at a Lafayette Marne day dinner over whether labor or patriotic citizens won World War I. Gompers said labor’s wartime record showed sympathy with the Allies before US entry, while Pershing implied labor had won the war. Gompers defended his remarks as not claiming victory for labor, calling Pershing's retort sharp but praising his battlefield leadership.
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General Pershing
Gompers
Marne Day
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Lafayette-Marne
American Federation of Labor
United States
Gomoers
Republic
America
General Dershing
Organized Labor
Pershing
Methodists Hope for Peace in Ireland and World
London dispatch reports the world conference of Methodists sending greetings to President Harding and King George. They express hope for world peace and unite with the king’s efforts to achieve early and complete peace and contentment in Ireland.
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London
King George
Ireland
Harding
Conference of Methodists
Liner Legion Sets New Record Between Rio and New York
The steamship American Legion cut ten hours from the prior record between Rio Janeiro and New York arriving in New York. The new record is 12 days and 12 hours compared with the former 12 days and 22 hours.
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Legion
New York
Rio Janeiro
American Legion
Koreans in Manchuria Face Severe Starvation Crisis
Tokyo reports 2 million Koreans in Manchuria starving due to last month droughts. Relief efforts include Appenils for aid and a large, next year budget by Korea’s governor general to support immigration relief amid urgent food shortages.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
Korea
Control Fires in Minnesota Spread Near Several Towns
Fires in the district near Onamola Hillaan and Johnsdale were reported under control by state National Guardsmen and citizen volunteers. Fighters in the Solana section held their line though one front stretched five miles toward Arthyde. About 250 men were concentrated there.
Soviet Recognition by League of Nations Reported
Geneva reported that the Moscow Soviet was recognized by the League of Nations. The secretary general announced an international agreement registered at league headquarters between the Tiestan Soviet trade delegation and the American relief administration.
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Geneva
League of Nations
League
Anerioen Relief Administration
Prohibition Agent Nabbed in Chicago Confidence Scam
Robert Wieland, a prohibition agent, was arrested by Special Agents James J. Donovan and Patrick Roche. The case targets a booze ring that allegedly fleeced law violators of more than 40,000 dollars as officers pursue further exposure. Sir Joseph Cook announces Australia’s 50 million dollar federal loan rush.
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Chicago
Robert Wieland
Prohibition
James J. Donovan
Patrick Roche
Intelligence Department
Wieland
Illinois Miners Are Under Arms Near Elizabeth Town
Five hundred armed miners occupy Big Creek headwaters on Karber ridge twelve miles north of Elizabeth town. Wires cut after 8 p.m. Tuesday severed northward communication. A farmer reports 200 strikers blocking a road through furnace land. Officials fear a march to the fluor spar mine at Rosichire with potential reenforcements and weekly rations.
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Tizabethtown
Tih
Big Creek
Karber Ridge
Eizabethtown
Elizabethtown
Here
Resiclare
Rosichire
Chiefs Line Up To Back Sales Tax
Washington September senators and House leaders push a sales tax as a replacement for income levies. Senator Penrose endorses Postmaster Hays on a direct tax shift, while Metcalf opposes the plan and argues timing and implementation issues.
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Washington
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
Cleveland
Peter Hays
Hays
Finance Committee
Senate
House
Fordney
Ways and Means
Mondell
Congress
Metlon
Wednesday Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League games in Cincinnati and Chicago produced 5 2 and 7 2 4 results with no other games. American League noted St Louis 1 Chicago 2 New York 6 7 Boston 2 2 Cleveland 5 Detroit 4 Washington Philadelphia not scheduled.
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Pittsburgh
New York
St. Loura
Boston
Brooklyn
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Cotton Market Takes Big Jump
New Orleans and New York report a dramatic cotton market surge with futures opening $10 per bale higher than Tuesday's close. Early prices show gains of 130 to 172 points, about $7 to $9 a bale, as overnight buyers push prices before profit-taking across Wall Street and foreign houses.
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New Orleans
New York
Catton
Liverpool
Wall Street
Tear Gas Tactics Used by Philadelphia Police
Philadelphia police deploy lachrymatory gas to disperse mobs in the city. The tear producing, choking, nauseating gas is described as non dangerous and has shown success in recent outside tests.
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Philadelphia
Memorial services for IR-2 disaster victims in London
Westminster Abbey hosted memorials for IR-2 victims with Bishop Ryle officiating. King George was represented by air marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard, Queen Mary by Col. Sir A. Davidson, and the Duke of York by Wing Commander Louis Greig. American Ambassador George Harvey and other U S officials attended, with naval detachments also present. The sermon by Chief Chaplain H O Del Wirner highlighted Anglo American air force unity and the costs of progress.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Ryle
Westminster
King George
Hugh Trenchard
Queen Mary
Sir A. Davidson
Duke of York
Louis Greig
George Harvey
Great Britain
Robert P. Skinner
United States
Albert
Hull
Tedford
H. Od EL. Wirner
Royal Air Forces
England
America
Warship Sails With Bodies From Hull Disaster
The British warship Dauntless departed Plymouth with the bodies of Commander Louis H. Maxfield and fourteen others from the airship disaster ZR-2 at Hull. The funeral procession began as forts fired a salute and the ship set course for New York.
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Plymouth
England
New York
Outer Harbor
Episcopalians Leader Calls Prohibition Hysteria
Salt Lake City scene as Bishop Thomas S Gallor of Tennessee condemns the Eighteenth Amendment's writing into the constitution. He asserts prohibition hysteria overestimates liquor evil and criticizes the movement while attending the Pacific Episcopal church synod.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Thomas S’. Gallor
Episcopal
Tennessee
Gallor
Province of the Pacific
Episcopal Church
First American Food Reaches Petrograd For Starving Children
The American steamship Phoenix arrives in Petrograd with the first consignment of American food for Russian children. The ship sailed from Hamburg as reports say the relief agency dispatched its initial train from Moscow to Samara.
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Tga
Latvia
Phoenix
Petrograd
Russia
Chicago gangster Mike Henry slain in west side alley
Mike Henry an alleged Chicago gangster was found shot to death with eight bullet wounds in a west side alley. Police believe he was trapped killed and his body abandoned as gang warfare continues in the city.
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Chicago
Sept. S
Mike” Henry
Building Costs Cut in Chicago by Judge Landis
Judge Landis orders wage reductions for Chicago building laborers and ends old make-work rates. The new scale lowers prices by about 20 percent, varies by skill, and removes material restrictions. Fireproof tilelayers earn 1.12 per hour, bricklayers 1.10, iron workers 1.05, common labor 0.74, excavating 0.74, wall labor slightly higher. I E Davidson of the Illinois Society of Architects hails the ruling as a landmark in U S building history.
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Chicago
Landis
I. E. Davidson
Illnois Society of Architects
United States
British to meet Irish for peace talks in Scotland
The British cabinet replies to Sinn Fein notes proposing a conference with Ireland on dominion status while rejecting independence. The plan to publish the reply is announced for late today. A ministers’ council is to handle developments after De Valera’s response.
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Toverness
Scotland
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Council of Ministers
de Valera
Cotton Mills in East Open Roxton Sent
The cotton textile industry centered in New England is the first in America to come through readjustment. A six cent rise in price in cotton is followed by a full resumption of manufacturing in nearly every mill center in New England. The restart of mill operations means a decrease in employment. Already the best known mills are working day and night.
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Roxton
Sent. S
New England
Armerica
Suicide after shooting during road argument in Cedar Rapids
Edward Chocholtka shot Miss Bertha Shank in Cedar Rapids then killed himself. The pair had argued in a car near Peatrie Creek and the shooting occurred on the road about forty feet from their vehicle. The wounded man died minutes later at the scene.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward Chocholtka
Bertha Shank
Peatrie Creek
Danish swimmer Mille Gade completes 145 mile Albany to New York
Miss Mille Gade has reached 145th Street in a 145 mile Albany to New York swim begun last Friday. She plans to finish at Battery Park. She endured a fish strike and entanglement with river grass and weeds. She travels with a motor boat escort and seven hour sleep cycles with the tide. A nurse prepares meals and Clem Cerson guides in a rowboat when in the water.
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New York
Mille Gade
Albany
145Th Street
Battery Park
Miss Gade
Bear Mountain
Clem Cerson
Turkish battle losses reach twelve thousand in Asia Minor
Turkish nationalist forces retreated from new positions taken on September 1 but counterattacked Tuesday night, briefly reoccupying ground before being driven out again. Unofficial figures show about 12,000 Turkish casualties. Greek losses are not disclosed and described as heavy.
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Asia Minor
Pigeons to Carry News From UMWA Convention
Indianapolis workers plan to use carrier pigeons to distribute news from the United Mine Workers of America gathering starting September 20. George Spavin of Nokomis Illinois offers 80 homing pigeons to send daily dispatches from the convention hall to Nokomis unions.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
George Spavin
Nokomis
Mexico Promises Major Upgrade for Manzanillo Port
Mexico plans to transform the Manzanillo port into a leading Pacific Coast facility with improved infrastructure and capacity. Officials emphasize strategic investment to boost trade and regional competitiveness.
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Mexico
Manzanillo
Pacific Coast
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